Falkner #94

Pokemon Japanese Triplet Beat · #094 · Mar 2023

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$3.25

Expected Value

$-10.02

Net Profit

$-9.50

Gem Rate

66.0%

ROI

-52%

Sales / Yr

Even a PSA 10 would lose $9.50 after the $15.00 grading cost and selling fees. The graded value doesn't justify the investment.

Factors in grading cost, turnaround time, and compounding — how fast you can reinvest profits into the next flip.

Company	Best Tier	Gem Rate	Pop	10s	Cost	EV	Net Profit	ROI
PSA	PSA Standard	52.3%	8,420	1,250	$20.00	$85.40	$32.50	127%
BGS	BGS Standard	52.3%	8,420	1,250	$20.00	$85.40	$32.50	127%
CGC	CGC Standard	52.3%	8,420	1,250	$20.00	$85.40	$32.50	127%
SGC	SGC Standard	52.3%	8,420	1,250	$20.00	$85.40	$32.50	127%
TAG	TAG Standard	52.3%	8,420	1,250	$20.00	$85.40	$32.50	127%

Shows the best-value tier from each grading company based on EV, cost, and turnaround. Pop = total graded population; 10s = grade 10 count.

Raw

$3.25

PSA 10

$25.25

BGS 10

$21.50

SGC 10

$15.00

CGC 10

$8.75

BGS 9.5

$8.00

$7.50

$4.25

66.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Past month gem rate: 0.0%

351Total

PSA 1023266.1%

PSA 910931.1%

PSA 8102.8%